St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31

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the last message Of the retiring governor:
III is beneath the dignity Of the ex-governor
to Claim that 100000 people are being denied
admission; no one knows better than Gov.
PIERCE the population of North Dakota and
that North Dakota has never yet asked adj
Mission In the same paper an old soldier
replies to the unofficial appeal OF Gov. Pierce
20 the army bows to get mad and kick at the
alleged treatment of Mr.. Springer and
congress. He says: ut will be time enough
to appeal to the old soldiers OF the country to
resent the treatme Mt which a 1ota is receiving
from congress when the soldiers enter any
complaint. For any soldier in Dakota who
complains OF the ill-treatmant of congress by
its refusal to divide the territory and admit
about one-half or one-thrd and leave the
other two-Ihlrds and a half out in the cold
we will lind one that will complain bitterly If
it does"
Mrs. John Lutte, in Sargent county. is u
widow with genuine Dakota pluck. Three
years ago her husband secure ed q claim and
he filled the first grave in the town OF Sarrent
about year ago. The widow was left with
the claim, cabin and Ave children under ten
years Of age, and with her own hands she is
making Il living for them CT the land. Last
fall m.Screant stole 100 bushels of her
wheat. One of the coolest days recently she
went alone three miles to haul load of straw
for her stock; on the way the load up ct and
she reloaded. with the Thermometer % below
zero. She frequently has to leave the chill
dren alole all day, the youngest only months
old. She will come through all right, but her
task is not an inviting one even for Dakota
woman.
In one of the Central Dakota towns man
who has a whitehead heal and is IL Su lday
school superintendent and pillar rne
church. with lovely wife and several chill
dreu, advertised in g Chicago natrimoniI
publication as a Houng physician who had
not time to look for II wife, and solicited cor
responlencc. He has for some time been re-
ce!vlng letters in female handwriting from
all over the country, and his wife is apprised
OF the facts, and the domestic goose does not
now hang high in that household. The church
wants hin to explain also. His claim that he
simply wanted to give the giddy girls who
take such risks the benefit OF his experience
and paternal Judgment is not accepted as
juStificat. on.
1t is stated, as if it was significant matter,
that the divisonists have IL ma jority of the
members of the legislature. 1t would be
surprise If such was not the case, in view Of
the fact that there are but eight Democrats
ont OF the scyent, two members and the Re-
publican convention resolved in favor OF di-
VISION. This is the first session OF the legisla-
ture when the aRti-dyiSon sentiment has
been strong enough to Assert itself and not be
overawed. II the Democrats were represented
in proportion to their popular vote there
MOuiu US ID tUuJOTIth Oh tue leplSluluTe up
posed to division. Ii the issue were made the
North and Center would send no members in
favor of division. There are two or three
members from the North in favor of division,
but they misrepresent their constituencies on
that questi
Quite lumber of the papers are favora-
bly, discussing the somewhat original scheme
OF insurance for farmers proposed by the
Grand Forks Plaiudeaer It proposes for
the legislature to pass law that will author
lie the farmers of the terr tory 10 resolve
themselves into one vast insurance company,
OF which township, county and territorial
officers shall be the receiving and disbursipg
mediums. The farmers turn into the assessor
the number of acres they wish insured and
pay say 20 cents per acre, aud the account is
kept and business done with no cost except
for adjustment.
The young people of Grand Rapids have
organized Il society that would find fields for
operation in Il good man. Dakota towns
and possibly some out OF the territory. 1t is
an anti-slang society. They have badges and
signs and passwords, and each member car
ries book in which they put down each
doubtful word. TO be submitted to the deci-
sion OF the society. 1t is found that there is
room to talk good deal and that they are
able 10 make themselves understood without
either slang or profanity. Slang and gum
chewir g are especially common amt NJ the
girls in many places.
rThe executive committee OF the Huron
state has issued Il circular letter to all South
Dakota editors solctinr their support. The
EStPiline Bell responds with an account OF the
achievement of the COW that undertook to
buck locomotive off the track, and says:
So 1t is, in our opinion, with the we-are-a-
state gent Il men. They exhibit an admirable
amount of pluck, but their efforts to demolish
the governmental engine and ride into the
Union without the consent of congress will
null in abOnt the Mace the old
The Bangor Rustler says that help from
abroad is urgently needed by many OF
the settlers in Waworth county. They are
in danger Of freezing and starving. 1t saws
that the only crop that did not fail was
the hay. and the deep snow prevents its
transportlon where needed, aud cattle are
starving. The winter set in eerlier than
usual, and il the must severe of which there
is record there. The paper insists that there
must be organized effort to obtain relief at
once. (
In the north part of Hanson county the
farmers are in flu tar of enthusiasm over
simple device that I seveuty-foot well
in five or SIX hours ISIS, with piping and
all, but $15 Every farmer is having these
wells scattered about his farms, and they
furnish flowing streams of water, some of
them with force to carry them fort feet
above the surface. The water is pure and
clear, and in consequence claims about there
have advanced in price from 1906 TO $500.
The district attorney of Lawrence county
gave the county board advice that 1t could
not allow bills Tor any purpose in excess of
the per cent. limit for Indebtedness laid
down by congress. and q test case was
brought before Judge Thomas. the new judge
WHO decided that the limitation did not apply
to neediul expenses to carry on the county
government. Debts incurred by the ordinary
operation of laws must be paid, he decides.
4 bright and attractive young lady who
lately came out TO Dakota from one of the
Atlantic cities, in response to a matrimonial
advertisement, would not marry the fellow
utter she saw him, but WAS so pleased with
the country that She decided to locate-and,
incidentally it might be mentioned. that she
had six firSt-claSs offers of marriage the first
week. She is taking a little time to get ac-
quainted and look up their records before she
decides.
The case OF Miss Ellen E. Pratt is a good
Miss Ellen came to Dakota a few years ago.
and took u Il fine claim, added another, and
improved them. She had frequent occasion
to consult Al talented, unmarried young at
torney in Brule county, Aaron S. Striver, and
mutual interest rose not pertaining strictly
to bust n asS and this month she dropped her
name ana became Mrs. Striver. There are
many more eligible attorneys.
Parties who have recently made the trip by
stage from Minnewaukan to jamestown,
some 120 miles, along side of railroad track,
closed for the winter, express themselv es
very strongly in favor OF the bill pending n
the legislature compelling railroads to keep
their lines open in the deep snow season.
There are none Of the closed branches that
could not be kept open if there was traffic
enough to induce the roads to make proper